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FERC gives favorable report of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

December 31st, 2016|

  Max Galand Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff released a favorable draft report on the environmental impact of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline project Friday, a major step toward approval of the construction that would go through national forests in West Virginia. The executive ...

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Thrasher chosen by Justice to be commerce secretary

December 27th, 2016|

By Jeff Jenkins in News | December 27, 2016 at 12:59PM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A successful Harrison County businessman will be Governor-elect Jim Justice’s secretary of commerce. WVU Alumni Association Woody Thrasher will be state commerce secretary in the Justice Administration. Justice announced Tuesday that he has chosen Woody Thrasher, ...

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Huffman plans to leave DEP for role at Air National Guard

December 22nd, 2016|

By Brad McElhinny in News | December 22, 2016 at 8:48AM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Randy Huffman is leaving his position. DEP Secretary Randy Huffman Huffman, who has been cabinet secretary of DEP since May 2008, has decided to take a position with the Air National Guard. ...

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Coal Comeback? This Mining Company Already Pivoted to Gas

December 9th, 2016|

Consol Energy’s transformation to natural gas is part of a broader shift in Appalachia   By Ryan Dezember, On the campaign trail Donald Trump promised “coal is coming back,” and the president-elect vowed to roll back environmental regulations he blames for hamstringing miners. But the experience of Consol Energy Inc. ...

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